A couple of weeks back, Microsoft announced a new lineup of Surface devices, including the Surface Laptop 5, Surface Pro 9, Surface Studio 2+, and more. Now, the Surface Pro 9 and Surface Laptop 5 are available for purchase in the Chinese market.
The new Microsoft Surface devices can be purchased thorugh the company’s official store. The company is also offering an educational discount of 10 percent, and there are a few other discount offers.
Surface Pro 9
The Microsoft Surface Pro 9 is a first-generation device after the company basically merged the Surface Pro X and Surface Pro lineup. The device has an aluminum build and weighs 878 grams. As for the pricing, the device starts at 7,788 yuan, which is about $1,066.
It features a 13-inch display that offers a 120Hz refresh rate, a 3:2 aspect ratio, a 2880 x 1920 pixels screen resolution, and a 1200:1 contrast ratio. Under the hood, the device is powered by Intel’s 12th generation processors while the 5G models come powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 processor.
As for the memory, the device is packed with up to 32GB of RAM and 1TB of internal storage. There are two USB-C interfaces with Thunderbolt 4 support at the side of the device, while the volume keys and the power button are placed at the top edge. Coming to the battery life, the company claims 19 hours of usage on the Qualcomm-powered model.
Surface Laptop 5
The newly released Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 comes in two screen sizes — 13.5-inch and 15-inch. The PixelSense display on the device offers a 2496 x 1664 pixels screen resolution (2256 x 1504 for the 13.5-inch model), a 3:2 aspect ratio, a 1300:1 contrast ratio, and Dolby Vision IQ support.
Under the hood, the device comes powered by the Intel 12th generation Core-series processors, and as of now, there are no AMD-powered models launched. It packs up to 32GB LPDDR5x RAM and up to 1TB of internal storage.
It comes with 1 x USB-C Thunderbolt 4, 1 x USB-A, 1 x Surface Connect port, a 3.5mm audio jack, Wi-Fi 802.11ax, and Bluetooth 5.0. In the software department, the device runs the Windows 11 operating system and has support for Windows Hello face sign-in and Surface Pen. The company claims that the 13.5-inch model offers up to 18 hours of battery life, while the larger model offers up to 17 hours.
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